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Taxon: Prunus tenella Batsch

Genus: Prunus subgenus: Amygdalus
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Spiraeoideae tribe: Amygdaleae.
Nomen number: 30132
Place of publication: Beytr. Entw. Gewachsreich 29. 1801
Name verified on: 26-Sep-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-Oct-2004
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis (DAV).
Accessions: 5 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • dwarf Russian almond   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • Russian almond   (Source: NRCS Cons Pl Mat ) – English
  • ai bian tao   (Source: F ChinaEng [as Amygdalus nana]) – Transcribed Chinese
  • amandier nain   (Source: Zander ed17 ) – French
  • Zwergmandel   (Source: Zander ed14 ) – German
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Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Siberia: Russian Federation - Western Siberia [s.]
    Middle Asia: Kazakhstan [n. & e.]
    China: China - Xinjiang [n.]
  • EUROPE
    Middle Europe: Austria [e.]; Czechoslovakia [s.]; Hungary
    East Europe: Moldova; Russian Federation - European part [s.]; Ukraine [incl. Krym]
    Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Romania

References:

  • Browicz, K. & D. Zohary. 1996. The genus Amygdalus L. (Rosaceae): species relationships, distribution and evolution under domestication. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 43:242. [= Amygdalus nana L.].
  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. (Zander ed14)
  • Englert, J. M. et al. 1999–. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. (NRCS Cons Pl Mat)
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. (Zander ed17)
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). (Krussmann)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
  • Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. (Rehder)
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora. (Eur Gard F)
  • Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition). (F ChinaEng) [= Amygdalus nana L.].
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Prunus tenella Batsch:

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • Flora of China: Online version from Harvard University
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Prunus tenella cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?30132 (09 February 2010)

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